Metallic vessel.



I B F. HEUE R.

METALLIC VESSEL.

APPLICATION FlLED JULY 3!.1916- menpea Apr. 23,1918.

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To all "to hem z'tmay concern Be it k-nownthat l, BENJAMIN F. Henna,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

skilled in the art to which it appertains to.

make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved construction of metal receptaclesparticularly pails, tubs, wash boilers and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved form of pailconstruction which will increase the life of buckets, and similarreceptacles, without adding to their cost. In order to insure the properstrength and endurance to pails and similar receptacles, it is necessaryto provide them with reinforced flanges around their lower edges, thisbeingparticularly true in connection with milk pails, wash boilers andtubs which are constructed from comparatively heavy sheet metal.Furthermore it is also necessary to construct the vertical seams andjoints, other than the joints between the bottom and sides of crimpedorfolded type, in order to insure the proper life of the vessel.

In the present practice, as known to me, these reinforcements areprovided by flanges which are stamped from the metal which forms thebody of the vessel, and the seams are formed around the bottom and theside of the vessel by crimping and soldering the edges of the metal.This method requires the use of machinery of expensive construction. Myimproved construction contemplates the use of soldered seams, either ofthe lapped or butted type and overlying reinforcing plates ofcomparatively light wrought metal strips, the latter also being weldedor soldered in place. This construction provides a very strong vessel,one which does not need the formation of bottom flanges for reinforcingpurposes or to act as feet, since in reinforcing the bottom corners ofthe vessel angularly bent strips are used to lap the walls and bottom ofthe vessel, the horizontally projecting portion of the angularly bentstrip then serving as a foot, as well as a strengthening device. Withthe above object in view my invention will now be fully set'forth anddescribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 isanelevrition of a-pail showing one embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. '1.

l ig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Fig. :1.

ln the drawings Ijha-ve elected Lt-o disclose the' invention asemployedin the construction of a pail, thisembodimentniearlydisclosingthe features of the construction which may be used in connection withthe manufacture of the metallic receptacles of the household typewhichmight come within the same category.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 de- "notes the body of the pail andQtbe b'ottom thereof. In the present instance, the vertical edges of thehotly portion-are lapped and soldered assnown in Fig. 2. The bot* tom 2is cut to fitgwithin the lowe "edge of the body 1, so that its marginalor peripheral edge abutsagainst the interior surface of the body. Theparts are soldered or welded in thisgrelation, and are then covered upontheir outer faces with the single strip 3, which closely overlies thejoint a between the body 1 and the bottom 2 and extends upwardly ;alongthe side of the body. Covering the lap b which joins the vertical edgesof the body 1 is a strip 4 which is preferably shaped to the curvatureof the body 1 and is welded or soldered throughout its width to the bodyand the joint 6. A corresponding strip 74: reinforces the diametricallyopposite side of the pail. The

stripst are connected to the angle strip 3 by the dove-tailed joints 5,on the bottoms of the strips 4, the latter being cut off above thebottom 2 of the pail and being shaped into the dove tail 5 which is setinto the cor;

: respondingly formed recess 6 formed in the upper edge of the verticalportion of the angle strip The dove tailed-heads 5 thus he flush withthe strip 3. By looking the strip 4 to the angle corner strip 3,theconstruction is not only greatly strengthened, but the reinforcing orcovering elements are provided with a neat finish which adds thenecessary completeness toithe finished article.

The upper ends of the vertical strips 4: terminate in the out-turnedintegral eyes or loops 7, which provide a means for attaching the handle8 to the pail. Thus, the vertical reinforcing strips 14 and the anglestrips 3 to which the vertical elements are locked practically provide asupport for the pail body, whereas in those constructions in which thepails o other vessels are provided with handles riveted or otherwisesecured directly to the pail body, themetal is weakened at the verypoints where they should 7 be the strongest, namely, at the places wherethe greatest strain comes when the filled vess'els are lifted by thehandles.

From the foregoing it will be evident that a I have conceived aconstruction for metallic Vessels which is at once extremely simpleandfree from the ordinary complication of folded or crimped seams andjoints which i make up the constructions which i are at 'presentgenerallyaccepted. Furthermore,

possible to renew the bottoms of pails constructed according tothisinvention without I undue labor or expense, the bottom angle Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for strip permitting the close fitting intoposition and soldering of a new bottom section.

What I claim as my invention is A metallic receptacle comprising incombination a body havin vertical seams joining the ends of the bodyblank, a bottom having its marginal edge butted against the lower edgeof the body blank, an angle strip inclosing the joint between the bottomand body blank, said strip having dove-tailed rccesses formed in itsupper edge upon opposite sides, vertical strips covering the seams inthe body, dove-tailed locking joints on the lower ends of said verticalstrips and fitting into the recesses in said angle strips and handleloops formed on the upper ends of the said vertical strips, said anglestrip holding the bottom against the lower edge of the body.

In testimony whereof, I ailiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN F. HEUER. Witnesses:

GLADYs MINTURN, A. L. Boomer.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington,D. 0.

